Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie - file photo
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Desmond McKenzie
Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie on Tuesday announced that 17 beaches and 19 rivers will be closed for two weeks, effective August 14, due to breaches of COVID-19 protocols.
Mr. McKenzie said he is especially concerned about overcrowding at these spots despite COVID-19 prevention measures.
The affected beaches and rivers are:
Kingston and St. Andrew
Bob Marley Beach
Cane River Falls
Grove River
Cane River (Dallas)
Hope River
St. Catherine
Hellshire Beach
Caymanas River/Natures Paradise River
Clarendon
Farquhar's Beach
Salt River
Cockpit River
Manchester
Alligator Pond Beach
Alligator Pond River
Noisy River (Oxford River)
Gutts River
St. Elizabeth
Great Bay Beach
Westmoreland
Bluefields Beach
Norman Manley Beach
Sweet River
Trelawny
Burwood Beach
Jacobs Taylor
Half Moon Bay
Victoria/Charlotte Beach
St. Ann
Ocho Rios Bay Beach/Turtle Tower Beach
Fantasy Beach
Cardiff Hall Beach/Flavours Beach
Little Dunns River
Portland
Winnifred Beach
Frenchman's Cove
Boston
St. Mary
Spanish Bridge River
Blue Hole River (Cascade)
St. Thomas
Yallahs River
Reggae Falls
Roaring River
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